AB 262 — Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-362)

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262–C OMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE O PERATIONS AND ELECTIONS (O N BEHALF OF THE JOINT NTERIM S TANDING COMMITTEE ON L EGISLATIVE O PERATIONS AND E LECTIONS ) FEBRUARY 19, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to elections.

(BDR 24-362) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires the county clerk of each county and the city clerk of each city to appoint and notify registered voters to act as election board officers for:

and (2) the mail ballot central counting board in such numbers determined to be required by the volume of mail ballots required to be sent to each active registered voter in the Existing law further requires the compensation of voting board officers, counting board officers, specially appointed deputy sheriffs, election board officers and other employees to be fixed by county or citycity, ordinance,respectively. resolution or order.

(NRS 293.460)293.217, 293.269929, 293C.220, 293C.26329) Existing law further authorizesrequires athe compensation of voting board officers, counting employees to be fixed by county or city clerkordinance, to:resolution or order.

(NRS and other 293.460) Existing law further authorizes a county or city clerk to:

(Las Vegas City Charter § - *AB262_R1* – 2 – 5.130;

Airport Authority Act for Carson City § 15) THEEXPLANATION PEOPLE– OFMatter THEin STATEbolded OFitalics NEVADA,is REPRESENTEDnew; IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (b) The county clerk sends the pupil a certificate stating the date and hours that the pupil will act as a trainee;

(c) At least 20 days before the election in which the pupil will act as a trainee, the principal of the high school or the pupil’s assigned school counselor receives the county clerk’s certificate and a written request signed by the pupil’s parent or guardian to bebee and excused from school for the time specified in the certificate;

A voting board officer, counting board officer or election board officer who is eligible to receive compensation fixed -volunteer *AB262_R1*who –receives 3no –compensation.work pursuant to this section may choose to work in such a position as a volunteerSecs. who receives no compensation.

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- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (c) At least 20 days before the election in which the pupil will act as a trainee, the principal of the high school or the assigned school counselor of the pupil receives the city clerk’s certificate and a written request signed by the pupil’s parent or guardian to be excusedexc(d) fromThe principal of the high school foror the timeassigned specifiedschool incounselor of the certificate;pupil approves the pupil’s request;

(d) The principal of the high school or the assigned school counselor of the pupil approves the pupil’s request;

The City Clerk may consolidate or otherwise modify voting precincts for any special municipal election and shall designate the polling places, appoint the officers of the election for each precinct in such number as he or she may determine,those andofficers.fix fix the respective duties and compensation of those2. officers.

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Subject to the provisions of NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive, whenever the Board determines, by resolution, that the interest of the Authority and the public interest- or83rd necessitySession demand(2025) the– issue4 of– general obligation bonds to purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire, maintain, improve or equip airports, the Board shall order the submission of the proposition of issuing such bonds to the registered voters of the Authority at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive.

(a) Recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the works or improvements, as the case may be, the maximum amount of principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness.

An officer of the election who is eligible to receive compensation fixed pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection - *AB262_R1* – 5 – 3 may choose to work in such a position as a volunteer who receives no compensation.

Section 15 of the Airport Authority Act for Carson City, being chapter 844, Statutes of Nevada 1989, as amended by chapter 345, Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 1094, is herebyherebyby amended to read as follows:

Subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and the provisions of NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive, whenever the Board determines, by resolution, that the public interest or necessity requires the issuance of general obligation bonds to purchase, construct, acquire, maintain, improve or equip an airport, the Board shall submit the proposition to the voters at a special election or the next - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – primary or general election held pursuant to NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive.

As used in this subsection, “emergency” means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the Board of Supervisors to prevent or mitigate aaaction substantial financial loss to the Authority or Carson City or to enable the Board of Supervisors to provide an essential service to the residents of Carson City.

- *AB262_R1* – 6 – 4.

An officer of the election who is eligible to receive 3compensation fixed pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection may choose to work in such a position as a volunteer who receives no compensation.

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